MCC Vs Ireland
2-Innings Match Played At Lord's, 23-Aug-1989, Two-Day
Match Drawn   
   
     | Round | 
     380 | 
   
   
     | Toss won by | 
     MCC | 
   
   
     | Umpires | 
     RH Duckett  (Eng) - Major J Schofield (Eng) | 
   
   
     | Scorers | 
     E Murray Power | 
   
   
     | Home Side | 
     MCC | 
   
   
     | Comment | 
     380/75  23 &24 August | 
   
   
     | Match Report | 
     here | 
   
MCC 1st Innings 238/6 Declared (Overs 68.2)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | AJ Goldsmith | 
     c MF Cohen | 
     b NE Thompson | 
     33 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | MJ Robinson | 
       | 
     b GD Harrison | 
     46 | 
     147 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | MD Crowe | 
     lbw | 
     b GD Harrison | 
     65 | 
     67 | 
     53 | 
     11 | 
     1 | 
   
   
     | RJ Lanchbury | 
     c DA Vincent | 
     b AN Nelson | 
     58 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | Mushtaq Mohammad | 
     c DA Vincent | 
     b GD Harrison | 
     3 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | RDV Knight* | 
       | 
     b NE Thompson | 
     22 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | R Lefebvre | 
     not out | 
       | 
     4 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | AD Towse | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | G Sharp+ | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | ME Allbrook | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | DJ Hannam | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b0 lb3 w3 nb1) | 
     7 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     6 wickets for | 
     238 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-47(AJ Goldsmith) 2-138(MD Crowe) 3-155(MJ Robinson) 4-167(Mushtaq Mohammad) | 
   
   
     | 5-233(RDV Knight) 6-238(RJ Lanchbury) | 
   
 | 
Ireland 1st Innings 188/5 Declared (Overs 66)
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-88(DA Vincent) 2-94(MAF Nulty) 3-104(JD Garth) 4-146(MF Cohen) 5-146(GD Harrison) | 
   
 | 
   
      | Bowler | 
      Overs | 
      Maid | 
      Runs | 
      Wkts | 
      wd | 
      nb | 
   
   
     | DJ Hannam | 
     10 | 
     1 | 
     40 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | AD Towse | 
     13 | 
     4 | 
     27 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | R Lefebvre | 
     12 | 
     4 | 
     27 | 
     3 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | Mushtaq Mohammad | 
     11 | 
     2 | 
     26 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | ME Allbrook | 
     20 | 
     3 | 
     55 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
MCC 2nd Innings 200/4 Declared (Overs 43.5)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | AJ Goldsmith | 
       | 
     b AG Spence | 
     67 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | MJ Robinson | 
     c M Halliday | 
     b AG Spence | 
     60 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | MD Crowe | 
     c DA Vincent | 
     b GD Harrison | 
     5 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | RJ Lanchbury | 
     c AG Spence | 
     b GD Harrison | 
     48 | 
     50 | 
     53 | 
     8 | 
     1 | 
   
   
     | Mushtaq Mohammad | 
     not out | 
       | 
     9 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | R Lefebvre | 
     not out | 
       | 
     7 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | RDV Knight* | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | AD Towse | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | G Sharp+ | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | ME Allbrook | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | DJ Hannam | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b0 lb2 w1 nb1) | 
     4 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     4 wickets for | 
     200 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-109(AJ Goldsmith) 2-126(MD Crowe) 3-144(MJ Robinson) 4-192(RJ Lanchbury) | 
   
 | 
Ireland 2nd Innings 177/8 Closed (Overs 61)
   
      | Batsman | 
      Fieldsman | 
      Bowler | 
      Runs | 
      Min | 
      Bls | 
      4s | 
      6s | 
   
   
     | DA Vincent | 
     c Mushtaq Mohammad | 
     b AD Towse | 
     15 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | MAF Nulty | 
     c MD Crowe | 
     b R Lefebvre | 
     20 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | DA Lewis | 
     lbw | 
     b R Lefebvre | 
     3 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | GD Harrison | 
     c R Lefebvre | 
     b ME Allbrook | 
     95 | 
     156 | 
     140 | 
     16 | 
     2 | 
   
   
     | JD Garth | 
       | 
     b ME Allbrook | 
     1 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | AG Spence | 
     st G Sharp | 
     b ME Allbrook | 
     11 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | NE Thompson | 
     c Mushtaq Mohammad | 
     b ME Allbrook | 
     9 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | PB Jackson*+ | 
     lbw | 
     b ME Allbrook | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | MF Cohen | 
     not out | 
       | 
     10 | 
     80 | 
     62 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | M Halliday | 
     not out | 
       | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
     0 | 
   
   
     | AN Nelson | 
     dnb | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | extras | 
       | 
     (b4 lb2 w7 nb0) | 
     13 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
     | TOTAL | 
       | 
     8 wickets for | 
     177 | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
       | 
   
   
      | FOW | 
   
   
     | 1-26(DA Vincent) 2-40(MAF Nulty) 3-41(DA Lewis) 4-42(JD Garth) 5-72(AG Spence) | 
   
   
     | 6-92(NE Thompson) 7-94(NE Thompson) 8-176(GD Harrison) | 
   
 | 
   
      | Bowler | 
      Overs | 
      Maid | 
      Runs | 
      Wkts | 
      wd | 
      nb | 
   
   
     | DJ Hannam | 
     8 | 
     2 | 
     28 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | AD Towse | 
     11 | 
     1 | 
     43 | 
     1 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | R Lefebvre | 
     13 | 
     5 | 
     33 | 
     2 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | Mushtaq Mohammad | 
     7 | 
     0 | 
     26 | 
     0 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
   
     | ME Allbrook | 
     22 | 
     12 | 
     41 | 
     5 | 
     - | 
     - | 
   
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